Consider the following statements 1 Sirsa district of Haryana has highest percentage of SC populatio...........

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Consider the following statements.

1.Sirsa district of Haryana has highest percentage of SC population.

2.As per census 2011, the Scheduled caste sex ratio of Haryana is 869.

3.Chamar community has the highest population among the Schedule caste of Haryana.

Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1 and 2 Only

2 and 3 Only

1 and 3 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Of the 37 SCs, Chamar, Balmiki and Dhanak together constitute 81.6 per cent of the SC population of the state. Chamar are numerically the largest SCs with a population of 2,079,132, constituting 50.8 per cent of the state’s SC population. They are followed by Balmiki 786,961(19.2 per cent) and Dhanak 471,287 (11.5 per cent).Among the districts, Fatehabad has registered the highest proportion of SCs 27.4 per cent, followed by Sirsa (26.6 per cent) and Ambala (25.1 per cent). Gurgaon district has the lowest 11.3 per cent of SC population in its total population. The overall sex ratio of the SC population is 869 females per 1000 males, which is marginally higher than 861 recorded for state population as a whole in 2001 Census. The sex ratio of the SC population has increased from 860 reported in 1991 Census. The highest sex ratio of 916 for SC population is recorded in Mahendragarh district and the lowest 847 in Kaithal district in 2001.